Monthly Archives: July 2009

By Richard Maher Corporate Communications U.S. Postal Service Summer is here and kids are getting out of school and will be outside playing. Young children are impulsive and unpredictable, and can have little understanding of dangerous conditions. While U.S. Postal Service letter carriers are professional drivers and trained to be cautious and defensive behind the…

Tires pose a threat to the environment if disposed of in landfills. Long Beach residents are invited to dispose of old tires in an environmentally friendly manner on Saturday, July 11 from 9am to 1pm at the Environmental Services Bureau, 2929 E. Willow St. (just east of Temple Avenue). No rims, no hazardous waste and…

The recreated Beach City Chevrolet Corvette Funny Car is the “special recognition car” in the new Speed Expo at the Fourth Annual Bixby Knolls Dragster Expo and Car Show. The Corvette was reconstructed by Richard Stannard of Estrus Racing and has reached speeds over 200 mph in Nostalgia Class races. Cool cars from throughout the…

By Steven Piper Editorial Intern Virtual reality has now entered the realm of education. The Beach World, Cal State University, Long Beach’s (CSULB) new online island campus, is a virtual reality created to take the university and its students to new heights. In the online world, individuals can create their own, semi-unique avatars– the virtual…

Hearing Loss Association, Long Beach/Lakewood Chapter, (HLA) a support group offering education on coping skills and resources to help the hearing-impaired survive in a hearing world, will host guest speaker Megan F. DiTolla, Esq., who will be speaking on “Documenting Disability: Navigating the Social Security Disability Claims Process” on Thursday, July 9. HLA meets at…

The City of Long Beach’s efforts to be the most bicycle-friendly city in the nation have moved forward with the recent unveiling of “sharrows”– existing street lanes that are now clearly marked as shared lanes for both vehicles and bikes in Belmont Shore. The sharrows, the only ones of their kind west of Utah, are…